Supreme Court Parts Ways with Scalia in Tobacco Case

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia made a rare move last fall when he decided to stay a $270 million Louisiana verdict against Philip Morris.

Scalia concluded that other justices on the court likely would agree with him that that the Supreme Court should review the verdict.

Typically, four justices must agree to grant cert in a case.

“I think it reasonably probable that four Justices will vote to grant certiorari, and significantly possible that the judgment below will be reversed,” Scalia said at the time, about his decision to stay the verdict.

It appears the justice’s conclusion about the case was premature. On Monday, the Supreme Court . . .